Concept art photobashing (with COMMENTARY)

Hey guys, this is a first "tutorial" I ever made, more of a commentary to the timelapse than anything else. Let me know if you'd be interested in me doing more of this kind of stuff.

[@Flewda]

I really appreciate that you noted how you are unhappy with the progress until the last 80-90%. That's one of my biggest struggles doing any art, but especially photo manipulation work. I'll get halfway in and abandon because it's not "there" yet. But the ones I manage to stick out to the end tend to come together as you say. It's a nice reminder that I am not alone.

[@VMP666]

Glad to hear it! I'm for sure almost always struggling till the end. I envy people who get quick results, I need to fight every step.

[@The_Local_Blacksmith]

The final result looks great, you captured your target mood perfectly. I'd gladly pay to see a 2-3 hour real-time tutorial where you go through every step in detail.

[@VMP666]

Thank you! Keep an eye on this space, it's gonna get busier in the comming months!

[@kingleon5338]

same here

[@marcosz4892]

Same

[@kelving188]

Brother, what a skill to clean up those images. Great video

[@VMP666]

Thanks for kind words my friend!

[@NanenMauricio]

I'm completely new to photobashing, and as an artist this feels game-changing, amazing work!

[@ilekurwa]

I love it. Honest, transparent, to the point - this is just great learning material

[@Paxerot]

The mood flowed to the tutorial; music is great, video is simple explanatory. All of that outcomes as a perfect peaceful 10 mins therapy, thx for that

[@VMP666]

Thanks man. I'd like to make more of those, I just need to finish my big project amd then take off from there!

[@SadTown99]

One of the most impressive videos I’ve ever seen… Awesome work dude, thanks for sharing with some added commentary! 👏

[@VMP666]

Ah thanks man, appreciate that!

[@kozubart]

Super nice tutorial! I'm fairly new to photo-bashing, and seeing you use it so well was fun and inspring

[@VMP666]

Thank you!

[@frankiesmith-morris7962]

Excellent work, what was the masking technique you used to cut out the bridges? Maybe a tutorial would be grand if you're planning any :)

[@hyperionartz]

Very inspiring! Love the mood you created with this piece.

[@viyugunmj359]

U may say it as concept design but it's with lot of detail. Bug thanks for giving new idea to us to start..

[@JaneDoe-no6ed]

This looks awesome!! It’s very interesting to see the process, very inspiring!

[@VMP666]

Thank you!

[@koalabeaver4935]

great video thanks for sharing your process :)

[@VMP666]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it.

[@SeaSerpentLevi]

Very relaxing to watch man thank you

[@camthaman87]

Beautiful result!

[@Kriplok42]

Definitely like it! Great work! Any chance to see your new work process?

[@brandonjacksoon]

Great! Real professional! Thank you dude! Do you have any details tutorial or course?

[@VMP666]

Not right now, but in the future for sure!

[@MarciniakFred]

Excellent !

[@rauldooma245]

Great, exceptional talent

[@gideilsonlima3990]

Awesome! The final picture looks really good!

[@dmitrykrino]

So cool, man! Awesome work!

[@VMP666]

Thank you!

[@blarrahblar8774]

Bardzo podoba mi się nastrój w twojej pracy, (czuć ze zaraz może lunąć deszcz 😉) z miłą chęcia zobaczyłabym więcej tego rodzaju filmów:)

[@VMP666]

Dzięki! Na pewno będzie więcej:)

[@Fernando-cp2qe]

Great work! The first bridge is ubicated in my city hahahaha

[@VMP666]

Haha, that's awesome

[@ZubairAliShoukat]

wow nice sir

[@kibi8999]

Classic photobashing gives what parasitical one-click AI can't do... It gives control over every small aspect while allowing an extent of photorealism. The feeling you can get from customising your own scene is an incredible feelings and allows human value in an image. I don't enjoy photorealism myself, so don't find it value in my process. But nonetheless, controlling your work to the level you want is what makes it your work. Without work, it's not your art"work", and photobashers still "work" and paint with photos and photo brushes to create the end result. AI developers should offer tools that make it easier to integrate photos into a photobash piece, though. Nvidia Canvas and inpainting isn't quite enough. I think bridging the mind-body barrier with better tools rather than replacing our imagination with poorly controlled AI generations is the most viable future. Otherwise humanity won't respect the work and customisation we need over concept work and just regurgitate the same designless maximalist junk forever. Keep up the work and don't ever sacrifice the artistic control over your image.

[@VMP666]

Great comment. I like photobashing, but I'd much rather just paint the entire thing. It's the control, it's knowledge, it's the satisfaction! I can see myself generating pictures or layers with AI like I would for photobashing, but generating entire compositions is boring and soulless to me. Contrary to what AI bros would like you to believe, reverse diffusion algorhitms don't "know" nor "understand" anything, and can't "imagine" anything. Humans think and feel in a way a computer will never be able to. Do your art, people.

[@kibi8999]

​@@VMP666 I agree there. A true art AI would understand artistic foundations but SD and such doesn't, and then it'd have to be "sapient" to express artistically. Diffusion is a reconstruction technology that is exploited for its ability to blend images. Because it stores images as compressed estimations (like how an ANN would encode a sine wave plot). I'd rather see how the artist wanted the image be "crafted" to their preferences and see how other artists are interested in the same aspects of an image. Like say, my friend likes how things melt and pays so much attention into crafting the way things melt in an image. It's the shared fascination in the artistry towards the subject that makes art a deeply human thing. Something that words fed as prompts as such, cannot capture. I would rather see photobashing to one-click AI, though, even though full control is the best. But definitely, the actual craft and control is what makes art a truly personal reflection of the artist. People who don't value that just want to consume and be lazy and dumb; while those who value art live to experience life on a much deeper level.

[@KombatVVombat]

Super! Chętnie zobaczyłbym więcej!

[@klavsvadonis]

This is amazing! Gives me inspiration to create!

[@VMP666]

Glad to hear it! Go for it!

[@VarinderSingh-hz3ce]

Great work there! BTW can you please tell the music being used in the background? It can be very helpful while practicing the concept art. Thanks

[@dominixus12]

Świetna praca, uwielbiam ten klimat a od dziś testuje swój pierwszy tablet graficzny i ty człowieku inspirujesz mnie abym wykorzystał go jak najlepiej. Peace

[@VMP666]

Dzięki! Cieszę się, działaj!

[@aswinps8875]

great work...

[@CoopMusic247]

great work

[@VMP666]

Thanks!

[@shahrozatiq5312]

The result was amazing 💯😍 Can you please tell me the name of these brushes you use for painting and merging photos with each other?

[@arphobos]

NICE, thx for guide

[@cityshop7386]

i know it might sounds stupid but what u search when u are looking for references 😄 srsly its a thing u should learn as a concept artist any suggestion on the key words here ? great work by the way

[@VMP666]

That kinda depends! Here I looked for stuff like "derelict in the forest", "crashed plane", I also tend to look for "overgrown" a lot haha

[@kingleon5338]

is it possible to do a bit slower tutorial only for the reasons of the techniques of the tools and keyboard shortcuts you are using to photobash everything together to create the final project.

[@Strange_Logik]

someones gotta tell this guy about pureref

[@VMP666]

Nobody has, I know Pureref, this was for students and we had only Photoshop at our disposal.

[@sadworldwide]

Whats that song from again? Sounds really familiar, like from a really sad game or movie that I liked.

[@gregbeaudry]

Amazing work! Oh and are you the one who made the VHS Game of Thrones video from way back??

[@VMP666]

Haha, I made the remix of two other videos with their creators permission, yes;) thanks!

[@karopanda814]

Myślisz że rozwój ai zagrozi tej branży ? Np uszczupli zapotrzebowanie na concept artystów bo ich wydajność wzrośnie ?

[@Machinasurge]

what was the process in cutting the objects out of the original images? i saw a use of brightness/contrast + possibly binarization, but couldn't catch the rest... amazing artwork!!

[@VMP666]

Hey, thank you! It's mainly masking of smart objects using Color Range and then cleaning up and adjusting the masks.

[@NickArio]

Hey that's an awesome arts and tutorial. Can you tell me where can i get free copyright stock photos for my photobashing project?

[@VMP666]

Hey, you can start with Unsplash, Pixabay or Pexels, those are the ones I used in this case. Thanks for watching!

[@ekozoidmajiker6186]

why wasn't "Photobashing" taught to us back then mid 2009(?)😭

[@SophieImpala]

Amazing work! What kind of brushes did u use?

[@user-ms2br6zu5w]

HI～Bro...Can i ask you how you practice for improve your skill on weekdays?

[@leogravinsky4868]

Одно слово... Горжусь!!!

[@atwright147]

How are you creating chromatic aberrations with the Camera Raw filter?

[@VMP666]

Hey man, select Red channel in Channel tab, go to Camera raw, then Optical something (you know the one) and set it to -1, the fastest CA ever!

[@krystian5685]

Jaki tablet używasz albo jaki polecasz ?

[@VMP666]

Huion Kamvas Pro 16, ale dla początkujących wystarczy w zupełności któryś bez wyświetlacza

[@yrigmanv6872]

Май нейм из Николай 🤦‍♂️